Kawo Reland saw the light of day, and soon after that he saw the light from his first narrow-gauge film projector. A native of Vienna, he’s most interested in unique stories with depth, and in the final analysis a good film is more than just a form of entertainment. After more than 12 years of film production, the name Kawo Reland stands for more than just an individual. It also represents several companies and some excellent employees who have helped realize a number of film and multimedia projects and present them to large audiences, all without the involvement of commercial television broadcasters. Both artistic and economic concerns occupy the foreground. Business relationships with other companies and international projects enable Kawo Reland and his team to produce a never-ending succession of independent projects that make do without subsidies.

Quality rather than quantity is just as important as financial and artistic independence for Reland as a director and producer, who studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar and other institutions. His team’s productions have also demonstrated a great variety of talent in the creative sector. In addition to numerous short films and feature fictions Reland occasionally works in advertising: His own department for international production of high-quality affiliate commercials for TV and the Internet made a number of advertising and industrial films in 2011 in cooperation with other companies. As the owner and co-founder of a production company for demo tapes, www.demoband.at, he also helps both well-known actors and newcomers assemble and create their demo material. The various departments of Reland’s operation currently have a team of 12 freelance and three permanent employees.

While Kawo Reland feels comfortable on all continents, his home is and will remain Vienna.

Did I remember to turn off the water? Shut off the gas? Is the door locked? Don’t take any chances, it’s better to check twice! Something terrible could happen. A man who suffers from these fears lives with his girlfriend, who’s annoyed by his behavior. While the meals she prepares are intended to improve their strained relationship, they turn into the beginning of an actual catastrophe that gradually comes to a head.

Is Paul Saibel’s wife, Lisa, really cheating on him? What was behind the strange bombing of a television broadcast tower?
Like a puppet, Paul enters into an affair with the inscrutable Janette and gets pulled deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of mysterious events involving his powerful brother Sam and the homicide detective Eric Scanetti.
Everything is changed by a telephone call.
This film, which is set apart by its structure, deals with the ability of modern individuals to manage their own lives. In a world of constant manipulation and suggestion, filtering out opposing opinions and influences to find the right path is becoming increasingly difficult.

Turnover at an international corporation’s Vienna branch office has dropped considerably. The company’s three employees with the poorest performance records will then be put to a test, which is a job for the “cleaner.” She uses her own special methods to find a company’s weak spots every time. Departmental head Schieder is fascinated by the mysterious woman, who’s always dressed in white. He doesn’t realize what kind of perfection she’ll end up creating at the company.

“Business as Usual” is an economic thriller which uses playful humor to show the dark sides of today’s working world.

Lisa, an attractive blonde, has adapted to her surroundings completely. She isn’t always happy about her own behavior, as she grins and bears what others do to her every day. One morning Lisa decides to change all that and remove her mask. And so she stumbles from one chaotic situation to the next, eventually turning her entire life upside down.

Chemistry student Sybille has a special love for animals. When her somewhat sadistically inclined professor assigns her biochemical experiments to be performed on a family of rabbits, she makes a decision that has serious consequences: doing the experiments on herself. Actually, this is part of her diabolical plan.

“Bunnylove” is a mildly satirical thriller involving experiments on animals which includes some powerful scenes.

Ernst Sessmann, creator of a successful reality soap, is sick and tired of producing an endless stream of mindless garbage. He wants to cancel his show, regardless of its solid ratings, immediately. This misstep has serious consequences, as he’s taken hostage by a crazed fan who has had a rough life. The woman’s just not willing to see her beloved show disappear. Sessmann wakes up to find himself bound to a chair with gaffer’s tape in a dark compartment of an apartment building’s cellar. A nerve-racking game begins.

Kawo Reland’s www.demoband.at has worked with and supported numerous actors and agencies for over a decade now.

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